Hall's OT Goal Lifts Hurricanes to 3-2 Game 2 Win

Taylor Hall scored at 18:54 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night in Game 2 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The win put Carolina up 2-0 in the best-of-seven matchup, with Game 3 set for Thursday in Philadelphia.

The Flyers jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the first period, capitalizing on their first power play when Jamie Drysdale fired a shot from the high slot past Frederik Andersen. Just 39 seconds later, Sean Couturier made it 2-0, marking the Hurricanes' first deficit of the postseason. Carolina responded late in the period with Nikolaj Ehlers' one-timer on the power play, cutting the margin to 2-1.

The second period saw Carolina dominate with 16 shots, including breakaways by Eric Robinson that Dan Vladar denied. Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim cleared a loose puck off the goal line to preserve the lead. A penalty-filled game limited 5-on-5 play, with the teams combining for just 2 goals on 13 power-play chances.

In the third period, Seth Jarvis tied the score at 2-2 midway through, tipping a feed from Ehlers after a Flyers turnover. Overtime...